Labour conference votes to reverse Starmer’s winter fuel cuts

Keir Starmer’s first Labour conference as Prime Minister has ended in humiliation after delegates backed a motion condemning cuts to winter fuel payments. The Prime Minister has faced a backlash over his plan to scrap universal payments to help elderly people with their fuel bills. Starmer’s changes mean that only those who get pension credit will continue to receive the payments. Now Labour delegates have voted against the plan to means test the handout. What a fitting way to conclude a conference mired in endless scandal, eh?

Unions teamed up in Liverpool to put forward a motion against cuts to the winter fuel allowance, with the Communication Workers Union joining forces with Unite to push back against the PM’s plans. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham received a standing ovation after she took to the stage to protest the cuts. ‘This is not what people voted for,’ she cried to the crowd.